by James Fuccione | Feb 28, 2024 | News and Updates
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) formalized a recommendation that adults ages 65 years and older should receive an additional updated 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine dose. The recommendation from the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’...
by James Fuccione | Feb 28, 2024 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Community Living (ACL), announced several new initiatives and resources from ACL’s Direct Care Workforce (DCW) Strategies Center to address the dire shortage of professionals who...
by James Fuccione | Feb 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are announcing that eight states, including Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia (DC) have been selected to participate in a new federal initiative,...
by James Fuccione | Feb 14, 2024 | Data and Reports
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) updated the Mapping Medicare Disparities (MMD) Tool to include 2018 Medicare Advantage encounter data and new visual enhancements. Previously, the MMD Tool used only Medicare...
by James Fuccione | Feb 7, 2024 | Data and Reports
Blue Cross-Blue Shield Foundation of Massachusetts released an issue brief that describes Massachusetts’ estate recovery policy and practices and what is known about its impact on members and their families. The brief, called “Holding on to Home: A Primer on...
